Pre-Stroke Antihypertensive Therapy Affects Stroke Severity and 3-Month Outcome of Ischemic MCA-Territory Stroke.

In this cohort of ischemic minor to moderate stroke patients, pre-stroke antihypertensive treatment with diuretics was associated with a more severe neurological deficit on admission and pre-stroke treatment with beta-blockers with a poorer 3-month outcome. The antihypertensive drug class used pre-stroke did not impact dCA.